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Chief economist update: The RBI surprises (again)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
... and soaring oil prices gave perfect rationales for these rising inflation expectations. But as I keep pointing out, economies don't operate in a vacuum. Economic dynamics change to disrupt the "steady state". Crude oil prices (Brent oil) have come ...

Chief economist update: Unchanged RBNZ stance would force it to change stance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2019
... rate will average at around 1.8% through to 2021, before lifting to 2.2% in the year 2022. All well and good. Still, economies - especially open ones - don't operate in a vacuum. The New Zealand dollar jumped by 1.6% to a one-week high versus the ...

Chief economist update: Euro contagion redux?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2019
"Growth rates for many of the euro area economies have been marked up, especially for Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands, reflecting the stronger momentum in domestic demand and higher external demand. Growth in Spain, which has been well above potential ...

Hayne stops short of dismantling vertical integration

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2019
... despite its problems, the model also provides consumers benefits espoused by the banks in their submissions, such as economies of scale and the convenience of a relationship with just one financial institution. On a simple cost benefit analysis, Hayne ...

Chief economist update: Don't buy now, Australian property will be cheaper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2019
... in the Australian property market would intensify and that: "The experience from housing downturns in other advanced economies is that central banks nearly always end up cutting policy rates... Capital expects prices in the capital cities to drop 15% ...

Chief economist update: Policy normalisation interrupted

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2019
... estimated at 3.7%, as in the October 2018 World Economic Outlook (WEO) forecast, despite weaker performance in some economies, notably Europe and Asia. The global economy is projected to grow at 3.5% in 2019 and 3.6% in 2020, 0.2 and 0.1 percentage points ...

Chief economist update: The curse of Japan's consumption tax hike

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2019
... BOJ's quarterly regional economic survey showed all nine regions reporting expansion/recovery in their respective economies. All nine regions reported increasing capital investments with some saying that production is a rising trend. This is a feat ...

Retail investors see limited upside in 2019

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 JAN 2019
... 4.1% over the next 12 months," he said. Investors' concerns centred on the tension between the world's major economies. US President Donald Trump's administration was a main concern for more than half (53%) of investors, followed by China's ...

Advice associations combine for code monitoring

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 18 DEC 2018
... expensive. This scheme is being developed by the profession for the benefit of the public." The agreement will also "leverage economies of scale and will provide an efficient, streamlined code monitoring solution for the financial advice profession." ...

Chief economist update: ECB bids farewell to QE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2018
... 2020 (from 1.8% and 1.7%, respectively). That's still cool. But if the slowdown in the region's three biggest economies persists - Germany and Italy are just a quarter away from a technical recession and France's year-on-year GDP growth have ...